World in focus - best photos for January 22, 2018

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today

A boy dives into the ocean at Clovelly in Sydney, Australia. Sydney's CBD reached a top of 33 degrees, while temperatures further inland were forecast to reach as high as 45 degrees. Mark Evans / Getty Images

A man looks at the wall of his house that the local residents say was damaged by firing from the Pakistan side of the border at Kanachak in Akhnoor Sector on the outskirts of Jammu. Mukesh Gupta / Reuters

Striking prison guards lit a fire in front of Villefranche-sur-Saone prison as part of a nationwide movement to call for better safety and wages. Jeff Pachoud / AFP

People parade on a bridge across the Dnipro River during celebrations for Unity Day in Kiev, Ukraine. Gleb Garanich / Reuters

Naomi Osaka of Japan in action against Simona Halep of Romania in the Australian Open - Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne. Issei Kato / Reuters

A man pours water as he tries to extinguish a fire that broke out at a marketplace on the outskirts of Kolkata, India. Rupak de Chowdhuri / Reuters

A flock of ducks on a canal at the outskirts of Hue in central Vietnam. Hoang Dink Nam / AFP

A huge column of ash shoots up to the sky during the eruption of the Mayon volcanoas seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, around 340 kilometres (200 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines. Earl Recamunda / AP Photo

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